Thanks to John Connell and Ron Burnett for this amazing clip from X-box and Lionhead Studios. I have played a little Wii before and was thinking about guitar hero for the school and lunchtime music classes but this takes gaming to another level again. The potential for education here is amazing. Imagine this on one of our interactive whiteboards, if that were possible and students interacting on clips about a whole range of scenes: from historical, to modern day problem solving – the list goes on.
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- Should we worry about socioeconomic segregation in Australian schools? December 23, 2024As we enter the Christmas Holiday period in Australian Schools it’s time to reflect on some trends and wonder are we getting better. I know that’s a broader query but a recent Google link on my phone this morning got … Continue reading →mwalker
- Wondering if all teachers in training and graduate teachers are being taught to instruct all students in reading as though they were in the red? September 29, 2024I have this wondering that we are teaching all students in the class – as a whole class lesson – in the junior years as though they all needed the intensive phonic instruction and frequent repetition. Yes some explicit instruction … Continue reading →mwalker
- Should we worry about socioeconomic segregation in Australian schools? December 23, 2024
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